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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent’s Myth & History
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What Was the Relationship Between Gauguin and Van Gogh?
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5 Ancient Roman Medical Practices Still in Use Today
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What Are the 5 Tallest Buildings in New York City?
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Who Was Hildegard of Bingen?
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5 Important Stories From the Aboriginal Dreamtime
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The Orixás of Candomblé: Who Is Your Tutelary Spirit?
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Plants With Faces From A 15th-Century Italian Medicine Book
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Paul Feyerabend: How Should Science Ideally Be?
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Hey all, Fireside this week, as I look to take a bit of time to focus on getting some writing done and some syllabi written before the semester begins in earnest later this week. Also before we dive in I want to note that it appears that Patreon has been having some trouble...
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Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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The Last Question: Hear Leonard Nimoy Read Isaac Asimov’s Best Short Story
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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How Often Are U.S. Presidential Elections Held?
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The “Arch”: Who Was Desmond Tutu?
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The Book of Job and the Case for Women’s Rights in the Bible
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
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Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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50 Years of Cyprus Divided
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The Incredible And True Story Of How Elvis Presley Became Orion, The Masked Singer
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Destined to be a leading light to the world, James Hodges Ellis (born James Hughes Bell, February 26, 1945 – December 12, 1998) was known to his fans as Orion. To others he was Elvis Presley. Ellis appeared with many artists, including Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy...
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The heroic age in Darfur: a history of the pre-colonial kingdom of Darfur ca. 1500-1916.
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The political marginalization of the Darfur region since the creation of colonial Sudan has resulted in one of the continent's longest-standing conflicts, which threatens to destroy the country's social fabric and its historical heritage. Just as the plight of modern Darfur...
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Empress of the Blues: Who Was Bessie Smith?
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The 3 Partitions of Poland (& Lithuania): Polarized Peoples
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the World
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How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Women’s Rights Movement
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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5 Key Takeaways from Susan Sontag’s Famous Essay On Style
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Joachim Murat: First Horseman of Napoleon’s Empire
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Twenty Drawings by Kahlil Gibran, 1919
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Signed Dalí Prints Worth Thousands Found in London Garage
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Y Viva Espana: The Great British Package Holiday In Photos
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When in June 1987, Shirley Baker photographed passengers at England’s Manchester Airport, many of them would have been on their way to sunny Spain as part of their package holiday. Jake Clark first arrived there in the late 1960s when his parents moved to a fishing village in...
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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How Did Hannah Arendt Define Evil?
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Are the Aesir Gods the Villains of Norse Mythology?
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What Defined the Roaring Twenties?
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What Is Agnes Pelton Best Known For?
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Roman Goddess: Who Is Pomona?
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Dreams of Space -...
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Les Soixante-Huitards: The French Student Demonstrations of May 1968
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The 21st Amendment: The Only Amendment That Repealed Another
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Who Were the Landsknechts?
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Pace Gallery to Represent Paul Thek Estate
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Moscow: Uncover a Near-Millennium of the City’s History
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7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Bananas & Brutality: The Twisted History of United Fruit
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
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Was Ambrosius Aurelianus the Real King Arthur?
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Largest UK Holbein Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
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Who Was Eusebius?
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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Antinous: The Tragic Life of Emperor Hadrian’s Lover
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Philip Marlowe: The Rise & Fall of The Private Detective
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10 Palazzos (Palaces) in Venice You Must Visit
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Was Minoan Crete a Matriarchal Society?
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The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
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How Did Christianity Conquer an Empire in 300 Years?
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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What Was the Sturmabteilung?
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America Rising: The Arts of the Gilded Age (Video)
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Constructing Missing Crime Tables
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Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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Who was Thorkell the Tall?
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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Sex Before Sex Education
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
3 days ago
Sex Before Sex Education
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:10
TheCollector
3 Mexican Artists Who Painted Political Murals
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A Collection of...
Referenda ad Senatum: November 1, 2024: Ancient Weapons, Lost Works and Roman Spooky-Stuff!
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a...
a month ago
Welcome back! At last, the hiatus has ended and we are back to regular weekly posts. As we’ve done a few times before, this week I am breaking the hiatus by taking a chance to answer a few shorter questions posed by my patrons over at Patreon who are the Patres et Matres...
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Forgotten Caravaggio Portrait Makes Public Debut in Rome
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What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic, Part IV: The Senate
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the...
a year ago
This is the the fourth part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Over the last few posts we looked at the role of Roman magistrates who carried out a...
Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future.
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
With a few more books and a few old ideas.
TheCollector
The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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TheCollector
Luck and Cheating in Roman Gambling: The Die is Cast
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TheCollector
Aspasia of Miletus: More Than Pericles’ Romantic Partner?
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TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Flashbak
12 Perfect Christmas Gifts From Dianne B, A Postcard Set from 1983
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a...
a month ago
In 1983, photographer Peter Hujar (1934–87) created Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B, a mini-portfolio of 12 postcards. Eight are by Huja, plus four in colour by Neil Winokur and a sleeve by Ken Tisa. The postcards for maverick boutique owner Dianne Benson are lovely...
TheCollector
A History of Cairo in 11 Monuments
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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Flashbak
Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in...
8 months ago
Geoffrey Boothroyd (1925 – 20 October 2001) enjoyed reading spy novels and writing about guns in over a dozen books on the subject, including A Guide to Gun Collecting (1961), Guns Through the Ages (also 1961) and The British Over and Under Shotgun. In 1956 Boothoyd had read...
TheCollector
Serop Simonian Art Dealer Arrested by German Polica
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
TheCollector
How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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TheCollector
The Victorian Great Feather Craze: What Was Its Ecological Impact?
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History Today Feed
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
2 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 2
JamesHoare
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:59
Trying to Understand...
That's The Truth?
In politics, well, it depends.
a year ago
In politics, well, it depends.
TheCollector
Where Did the Huguenots Go? (6 Regions They Settled)
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TheCollector
10 Must-Visit Historic Towns in Japan
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TheCollector
Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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TheCollector
What Did Americans Eat During the Great Depression?
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2 months ago
Overcoming Bias
The Two Big Games
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities...
2 weeks ago
Imagine a business meeting which will decide if a new project goes forward, or decide key priorities about it.
TheCollector
Federalism in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten Side of Ancient Greek Politics
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Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
Mehrgarh: One of the Oldest Cities in the Indus Valley
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TheCollector
Hecate vs. Persephone: What’s the Difference?
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TheCollector
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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Flashbak
‘Leasure And Pleasure’: Window Shopping In 1980s Hull
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many...
a month ago
“When I started this project in 1977, Hull was in the throes of a massive redevelopment, with many inner city areas being bulldozed and instant slums being created on its outskirts. It seemed to have learnt nothing from the mistakes I had fought against during the previous decade...
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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
3 weeks ago
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 09:32
TheCollector
Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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TheCollector
Did Jesus Live in India?
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Classical Wisdom
The Two Trojan Wars
Secret Origins
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How do we know what’s True? How can we decipher what is real among lies?
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
11 months ago
“Triple Threat at Suez Canal, Panama Canal, & Mexico Attack Freight”
Classical Wisdom
Origins of Latin Literature
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
a year ago
...and the Master of Roman Comedy
TheCollector
What Is Assemblage? A Look Into 3D Collage Techniques
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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TheCollector
A $25 Brooch Turns Out to Be a Rare Victorian Treasure
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TheCollector
Who Was Henri Cartier Bresson?
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TheCollector
What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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TheCollector
Memphis Citizens Call for End to New Art Museum
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Were the Wright Brothers?
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9 months ago
TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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4 months ago
Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
2 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
Wrong Side of...
Europe's absent-minded revolution
Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
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Christopher Caldwell's 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe', 15 years on
TheCollector
What Is Gnosticism?
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TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part I: SPQR
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as...
a year ago
This is the first of a planned five-part series looking at the structure of the Roman Republic as another example of civic governance structures in antiquity, to match our series on the Greek polis. As with that series, we’re going to start by defining our community and its...
History Today Feed
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
2 months ago
The Kingdom of Sicily is Born
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 09:49
TheCollector
Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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5 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays In French
And some associated reflections.
a month ago
And some associated reflections.
TheCollector
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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TheCollector
9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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TheCollector
New Study Reveals Fresh Insight Into Mayan Sacrifices
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TheCollector
12 Surprising Facts About Loki, the Nordic God
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
a week ago
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music video, Mr. Van Dyke dances barefoot and sings knowingly a little off-key—before reflecting on a century of life on this planet. What is love? Is he afraid of dying? What does luck...
TheCollector
Met Announces First Major Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the US
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TheCollector
Who Is Ai Weiwei?
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6 months ago
History Today Feed
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
6 months ago
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
JamesHoare
Mon, 06/03/2024 - 10:51
TheCollector
What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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TheCollector
George Washington’s The Revolutionary War Letter on Sale
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Three steps to freedom
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
10 months ago
Secessionism and the collapse of Communist federations
TheCollector
Was There Social Mobility in Anglo-Saxon England?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
a month ago
How to Win an Election in Ancient Rome
JamesHoare
Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:22
TheCollector
Who Are the Masterminds Behind Chicago’s Iconic Architecture?
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TheCollector
10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plato Vs Aristotle
7 months ago
TheCollector
What Is the History and Significance of May Day?
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7 months ago
Trying to Understand...
One Of My Essays In Dutch.
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and...
11 months ago
I’m pleased to say that one of my readers in the Netherlands has been kind enough to produce and send to me a translation into Dutch of my recent essay “What’s Left and What’s Left?” The translator has elected to remain anonymous, but I’m extremely grateful, and please join me in...
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
4 days ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
Overcoming Bias
Hail Jeffrey Wernick
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional...
2 weeks ago
I started to write about prediction markets in 1988, and not until 1999 about using conditional markets to make org decisions.
TheCollector
Rare Leonora Carrington Sculpture Heads to Auction
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a month ago
History Today Feed
Why Do Religions Decline?
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
a month ago
Why Do Religions Decline?
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 09:06
TheCollector
Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Grand Experiment Gone Wrong
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Who Are the Zapatistas? Unmasking Mexico’s Indigenous Guerrilla Army
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TheCollector
What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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TheCollector
“Horrible” Painting Found in Cellar Could Be $6 Million Picasso
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TheCollector
Bacon and Monet Landscapes to Lead Christie’s Evening Sale
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10 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
History Today Feed
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
a year ago
A Widow’s Vengeance in the Wars of Religion
j.hoare
Wed, 12/20/2023 - 00:00
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Lives of Exiles
9 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
TheCollector
Trailblazing Women: 22 Female Photographers Who Redefined Photography
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TheCollector
7 Facts About Mountain Man Jim Bridger
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
3 days ago
The Long Debate on Assisted Dying
JamesHoare
Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:05
TheCollector
Pera Palace: The Istanbul Muse for Literary Giants
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TheCollector
Why Is the Ship of Theseus Paradox Still Relevant Today?
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Dreams of Space -...
Beyond Mars (1960)
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps...
a year ago
Here is the last book in the "space quartet", Beyond Mars. It takes a large survey of the next steps in space including: solar sailing, travel to Saturn via long distance trips to the outer solar system, multi-year hibernation travel, hydroponics, and visiting other solar...
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle
More Than A Philosopher
11 months ago
TheCollector
What Was the Council of Chalcedon?
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TheCollector
5 Iconic Quotes by the Duke of Wellington
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TheCollector
4 Controversial Films: What Horrifies Movie Critics?
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TheCollector
5 Forgotten Fights on the Eastern Front in WWI
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3 months ago
TheCollector
What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
11 months ago
Sand War: The Cold War in North Africa
JamesHoare
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:07
TheCollector
The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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a year ago
TheCollector
6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
And Now for Something Completely Different.
Am I me? Are You you? ?
a year ago
TheCollector
A History of the United States Supreme Court
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Celtic Invasion of Greece & The Unknown Battle of Thermopylae
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5 months ago
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
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